BraeRN

BraeRN

Rehab, Telemetry/Med-Surg

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About BraeRN

BraeRN has 4 years experience and specializes in Rehab, Telemetry/Med-Surg.


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  1. senior practicum - not what I expected

    I did my senior practicum in Community Health and I still got hired into Med/Surg after graduating. I learned so much and I absolutely loved it. It felt so nice to sit down with the people coming in...
  2. Young lady in her 20s admitted for tonsillitis and she had a dilaudid
  3. Lets Talk Money...

    What part of Kansas are you in? I'm in NE Kansas at a small hospital, getting $20 an hour on a med-surg/tele unit with $3 shift diff for nights and $2 shift diff for
  4. hilarious video about nursing!

    I was thinking I remember this from my last shift! Very sad now that I think about
  5. hilarious video about nursing!

    This is oddly
  6. My patient said WHAT ?!

    I was giving scheduled IV Ativan to a very confused older patient. As I was pushing the medication, he looked up at me and said "I need you to do something for me. Open your shirt and show me the...
  7. Friday and Saturday at my
  8. Night Shift Schedules...how does yours work?

    We do self scheduling at my facility so we pretty much get what we want unless there aren't enough nurses scheduled for a particular night. Your schedule sounds exhausting! I absolutely love nights...
  9. Help!!! I need some advice about my RN program!

    We had the ATI tests in my RN program too. We were required to pass the tests and if we didn't reach the required level on the test (usually it was Level 2) then we had to retake it. We also had to...
  10. awesome nurse pt ratios

    I work nights in a small hospital too. Our med/surg floor is also the telemetry and peds floor and I think we have around 32 beds on the unit. At night we can get up to 7 patients per nurse. If it...
  11. Name issues--legal issue?

    I go by Brae and have it on my name tag since my full name is apparently too difficult for people to pronounce correctly. (I've had to deal with that all my life! :) I guess Brae is hard too because...
  12. Nurses-Read this and respond to Dr. Ablow

    I have absolutely no idea how to respond to this. "How come nurses either failed to be admitted to medical school or didn’t try?" Excuse me? This is so offensive and sad. I'd like to see a doctor...
  13. New RN w/$99k debt - Pay Off Plan

    If I had accumulated that much debt in student loans, I certainly wouldn't buy a brand new car. How very irresponsible of her. I agree with lovelylpn, I'm not sure if this plan can work with a new...
  14. Orientation Med Test

    Thanks everyone for the suggestions so far! And thank you nicole for the link!
  15. Orientation Med Test

    Hi everyone! I'm starting orientation next week for my first nursing job (yay!) and I am wondering if anyone has any ideas on what will be included on the med test. I would also appreciate any links...